A broken water pipe isn’t such a big deal… or is it? Customers who tried to shop at Donelan’s Supermarket in Lincoln on Sunday, Jan. 17 were met with closed doors after a water pipe ruptured the night before. The original expectation was that the store would be closed for just a few days, but…
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The lease you can do (Lincoln through the Lens)
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New restaurant hopes to open by Christmas
By year’s end, Lincolnites should have a new restaurant in town serving “elevated comfort food” using local produce. The Select Board this week transferred the liquor license from the former owners of Real to Boston resident Michael Culpo, who bought the lease from Lindsay Parker. The Tack Room will feature a “rustic” decor and a…
Possible new restaurant, 5G antennas to be discussed
The liquor license for a possible new restaurant, small cell antennas, and South Lincoln planning are the topics of public hearings and meetings next week. The Select Board will hold a hearing at 7 p.m. during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 27 on the application to transfer the liquor license from Lincoln Station Partners, Inc.,…
Survey shows mixed feelings about boosting development in South Lincoln
Lincoln residents want to keep the post office, restaurants, and some retail offerings in South Lincoln, but they also want to retain the town’s rural character, according to results of a survey released last week. The Planning Board, which launched the survey in May, will host a discussion of the results on Tuesday, Sept. 28…
Correction
The June 9 article headlined “Donelan’s grocery stores purchased by Patel Brothers” incorrectly stated that the four Donelan’s Supermarkets were being sold to the national Patel Brothers Indian grocery chain. The stores are in fact being purchased by a family including father and son Gohal and Mohanbhai Patel, who own or have an interest in…
Donelan’s grocery stores purchased by Patel family
(Editor’s note: This article was changed on June 13 to reflect corrections about the stores’ buyers.) Lincoln’s only grocery store is about to change hands for the first time since it opened at Lincoln Station 45 years ago. Brothers Joe and Jack Donelan are selling the grocery stores that bear their name to a family…
Environmental measures, name changes to go before voters on Saturday
Voters at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting (ATM) will be asked to vote on five citizens’ petitions concerning plastics and the proposed community center, as well as two other measures seeking town board name changes. The items were originally planned for the 2020 Annual Town Meeting, but that meeting was stripped of all but essential financial…
Clark Gallery moving from mall to Lewis Street
(Editor’s note: this story was updated on April 23 to include a comment from Christina Van Vleck.) The Clark Gallery in the Mall at Lincoln Station is moving across Lincoln Road to the recently refurbished commercial space on the ground floor of 2 Lewis St. and may open in their new location as early as…
New restaurant not opening this month after all
Lincolnites who were eagerly anticipating a new restaurant in town this spring will be disappointed, as plans to open Turenne have fallen though. Tim and Bronwyn Wiechmann announced in February that they would be operating “Turenne in Lincoln” in South Lincoln, opening this month to succeed Real in space owned by the Rural Land Foundation…